Bulimulus sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri'
| Bulimulus sp. nov. "nilsodhneri" | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Orthalicoidea |
| Family: | Orthalicidae |
| Subfamily: | Bulimulinae |
| Genus: | Bulimulus |
| Species: | B. sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri' |
| Binomial name | |
| Bulimulus sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri' | |
Bulimulus sp. nov. "nilsodhneri" is an undescribed species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Bulimulinae.
This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The specific name nilsodhneri is apparently in honor of Swedish malacologist Nils Hjalmar Odhner.
References
- ↑ Parent C. (2003). Bulimulus sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri'. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
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